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involve collapse: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"; occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"; wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"; contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"; connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"; engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

assess collapse: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"; charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

keystone collapse: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

hair collapse: a filamentous projection or process on an organism; any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"; a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"; filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"

opine collapse: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"

preoccupation collapse: the mental state of being preoccupied by something; an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

care collapse: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"; attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"; a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"; feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"; provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"

sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

consideration collapse: a considerate and thoughtful act; kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings"; the process of giving careful thought to something; a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"

intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

unify collapse: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?"

drawbridge collapse: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

stepping stone collapse: any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"; a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

grip collapse: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"; worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made; the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"

solder collapse: an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces; join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

breadth collapse: the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"

expanse collapse: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

go out collapse: become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"; leave the house to go somewhere; "We never went out when our children were small"; take the field; "The soldiers went out on missions"; go out of fashion; become unfashionable

chipper collapse: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

take up collapse: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"; adopt; "take up new ideas"; turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"; take up time or space; "take up the slack"

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